H. Res. 419 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 19, 2013. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 1965) to streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty 

to oil shale development for American energy security, economic development, and job creation, and for other purposes. 

The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments 

specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature 

of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural 

Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-
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ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 113–26 shall be considered as adopted in the House 

and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 

shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 

bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the 

bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in 

part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such further amendment may 

be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 

considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 

shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

of order against such further amendments are waived. At the 

conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 

House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 

to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

2728) to recognize States’ authority to regulate oil and gas 

operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation. The first reading of the bill shall be 

dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 

bill and amendments specified in this section and shall not 

exceed one hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Natural Resources and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 

After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 113–27 shall be considered as adopted in 

the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 

amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
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sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those 

printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution. Each such further amendment 

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 

and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against such further amendments are waived. 

At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to 

the House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 

to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.